Posts Made By: Gerald Kuchera

Looks like a Coop to me.
Here's a great way to tell the difference. Works especially well when they fly.
We watch thousands of Coopers and SharpShins migrate, and find it easier to ID them when they're in flight.


Coopers have Long tail with curved ends. White terminal is broad and easy to see (Crisp Coopers). Sharpies are not as long and square.
Coop's head is larger and extend their heads when in flight, silhouette looks like a cross. Sharpies appear to shrug their shoulders so head is subtended below them
Shapies Shrug.
Cooper wings are long with the tip rounded (curved) flaps are slower, countable--flaps are stiff and determined.
Sharpies wing flaps are much faster, hardly countable, when gliding tends to hold tail up above head.Snappie Sharpie.
So, Curved Cooper, Crisp Cooper, Crossing Cooper, makes it easy to remember.

Sharpies Shrug, Snappie Sharpie by way of contrast was to remember the difference on the wing.

Gerald

Looks like a Coop to me.
Here's a great way to tell the difference. Works especially well when they fly.
We watch thousands of Coopers and SharpShins migrate, and find it easier to ID them when they're in flight.


Coopers have Long tail with curved ends. White terminal is broad and easy to see (Crisp Coopers). Sharpies are not as long and square.
Coop's head is larger and extend their heads when in flight, silhouette looks like a cross. Sharpies appear to shrug their shoulders so head is subtended below them
Shapies Shrug.
Cooper wings are long with the tip rounded (curved) flaps are slower, countable--flaps are stiff and determined.
Sharpies wing flaps are much faster, hardly countable, when gliding tends to hold tail up above head.Snappie Sharpie.
So, Curved Cooper, Crisp Cooper, Crossing Cooper, makes it easy to remember.

Sharpies Shrug, Snappie Sharpie by way of contrast was to remember the difference on the wing.

Gerald

Paul,

That's impressive! I would love to see a detailed article with info on how to build, where to buy parts, and so on.... Or how to get one from you!

Gerald

Yep,

I think I've got just the thing for you. Check out the Pentax 65ED. What's great is it accepts telescope eyepieces. You save right there. It comes angled or straight through. I recommend the angled (regardless of what brand you decide on).
Pretty light weight at about 37 oz.

It think it's still the cheapest ED glass spotter out there. Four years ago I paid $450 for the body. It may be slightly (!) more now.


Here's a review- http://www.betterviewdesired.com/Pentax-65-mm-Spotting-Scope.php

Gerald

It would be more realistic to look at record temperatures occurring in more northerly climes. That is where the most warming is proceeding. Oh, and not just one day at 108.

Gerald